The full revelation of what the Cross accomplished in
history is so dynamic that those who experience it are literally translated
from the province of bondage to the gates of “Graceland”.
Leaving the old country of death and despair behind, these folks come into the
new world of mercy and hope. The people who successfully leave the old paradigm
and begin to live in this new reality are those who understand that there is a
dramatic difference between the ministry of the Old Covenant and the
supernatural ministry of the New Covenant. While the ministry of both covenants
is marked by divine demonstrations of power, the driving purpose behind these
displays is completely different.
Christians who come to the shores of this new world, called
the Kingdom, but persist in walking in judgment have brought the stone tablets
of the old country with them. These folks have a B.C. mindset—they understand
the fact that sin requires judgment, but fail to realize that the wrath of God
poured out on the Cross of Christ quenched the fires of judgment, unlocking the
treasure of mercy in the heart of God Himself. People who don’t believe that
the blood of Jesus altered Heaven’s perspective towards this planet scare me!
They create a schizophrenic culture because they bring the cold steel values of
the Old Covenant into their grace-filled life in Christ. This usually results
in a strange mixture of judgment and mercy that is not only confusing but is also
self-mutilating, faultfinding and often downright heartless.
